New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-01-08
RAILROAD INTERESTS.
1NvE1TIGATING THE ANTHRACITE POOL.
s1,TE,tyyrs BY PRESIDENT HARRIS OF THE LE-

STATEMENTS BY PRESIDENT HARhiS or ihr- LIZ
HIGH COAL AND NAVIGATION COMPANY
PHIL pElPHrA Jan 7 (SpeciaD. Traditional testimony
was taken before notary in the Continental h'te 10
dav in the enuty case OF tho Commonwealth OF Pennsy
vapa against the anthracite coal companies pool and
the railroad pool Joseph A. Harris president OF the
Iehgh Coal and Navigation Company. was sworn ana IN
answer TO questions by Mr. snodgrass said that NJ the
conference when coal pool is said to have been organ
lied individual coal producers so far AS he knew were
not excluded Credentials he declared, were not de-
nanded at this conference He would not undertake to
say whether n indy idual producers had been excluded
they would have gwen the rates OF shipment Ihat
question had not been raised. In 1880 the Lemgh
Coal and Navigation Company In the allotment OF tonnage
a e,,itled TO shin 81 The other shippers
over Jersey Central we're entitled 70 snip o'ooooo
and the shippers over old Reading system we're en-
,,od IN sbin 300 900 tons He said that there was no
attached to the Anthracite Association and that
he did not know IL Mr. Jones received salary. Couh
sellor Dickson. In cross-exaininatoh' said' u 10
alleged that you and the Anthracite Association nave
limited the output OF coal In point OF fact how does
the output of 1886 compare with that OF the preceding
years r.
Larger than ever before"
"Wbat was the output OF sS5 and 1861"
.bout 40 $50 600 tons In 1856 in 1885 81, G23.53o
tons"
"what was tho highest ever reached beioreP
"AbOut 81 100000 tons
avon charged with raising INC prize vi coaI """
would the prices OF 1886 compare with those OF the PEE
vious yearsi" -,
with the exception 1879 the price was lower than
IL had been at any time since the war;
How do the prices of 1886 compare with the actual
cost of production Z"
so far rs my company is concerned the price OF coal
WAS nearer the cost OF production than ever before
what was the net result Of the operations Of tho coal
companes in the year 1886 taking the actual cost OF
buying coal exclusive OF royaltyi'
About Is cents a ton is what We shall make"
He then stated the advantages which his company had
In large market and great demand.
" We arc never able supply our demand for furnace
COAL he added and get better prices than other
producers" During his connection with the LehSh Com
many for five years there had been steady lowering VI
the nrce OF coal He remarked: We have to produce
the coal from day 10 day Tho manufacturers In New
England buy largely from 49, make the producers
pay the OF by ordering only WITHIN TWO OF
three DAYS OF the time when the coal must be put into
their hands As TO the restriction OF production he said
that IL was natural compelled by tho action OF the
and In the dull months Is physically impo@sl-
Bile for the company produce largely as in the busy
months Coal Is produced at such small proht that IL Is
to store H. aud besides the storing yards woud
not hold the accumulation the charge that there
has been restriction the output beyond tho require
ments Of the market; lac decarcdit to be utterly untrue
within the last years there had always been sur
plus Of coal on the Miners wages ran from so
10 500 MONTH and II his aim to cheaper the Pfice
OF coal